Date Range: April 30, 2008 - April 1, 2008

April 17, 2008, 6:28AM

The playoffs are set and the Hornets will play the Dallas Mavericks in the first round best-of-seven series beginning 6 p.m. Saturday at the New Orleans Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN. A Rush concert previously scheduled for Saturday will be rescheduled to Sunday. (The concert was rescheduled by the NBA, the Hornets play when the league... Full story »

April 17, 2008, 4:22AM

DALLAS - With the No. 2 seed in the playoffs already wrapped up, Hornets Coach Byron Scott had a decision to make Wednesday night: rest his starters or let them loose on an already chaotic Western Conference playoff picture. Full story »

April 17, 2008, 12:41AM

DALLAS -- The Hornets will open their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the New Orleans Arena, the team announced early Thursday morning. Game 1 will be televised on ESPN. Full story »

April 16, 2008, 9:44PM

DALLAS - With the No. 2 seed in the playoffs already wrapped up, Hornets Coach Byron Scott had a decision to make Wednesday night: rest his starters or let them loose on an already chaotic Western Conference playoff picture. Full story »

April 16, 2008, 7:07PM

DALLAS - The Hornets led the Dallas Mavericks 50-48 at halftime of Wednesday night's game, behind 12 points from forward David West. Point guard Chris Paul also had 10 points, all from the first quarter, and Bonzi Wells came off the bench to score nine. Full story »

April 16, 2008, 5:13PM

DALLAS - With the Los Angeles Lakers' win Tuesday, the Hornets know they will be the No. 2 seed for the Western Conference playoffs. But their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night could determine who they face beginning this weekend. Full story »

April 15, 2008, 10:22PM

For one night, the detrimental first-half habits recently shown by the Hornets did not matter. New Orleans rallied Tuesday night to win its 56th game of the regular season -- and its first division championship in franchise history. Full story »

April 15, 2008, 7:54PM

Hornets forward David West scored 24 points in the first half of Tuesday's game but the Los Angeles Clippers led 51-49 at halftime. Peja Stojakovic shot 0 for 7 and Chris Paul had four points for the Hornets, while the Clippers shot 50 percent. Full story »

April 15, 2008, 6:30PM

The Hornets are coming off three losses in four games but have a chance to earn at least a No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. A win by the Sacramento Kings against the Los Angeles Lakers later that night would mean an opportunity for the Hornets to... Full story »

April 13, 2008, 12:06AM

SACRAMENTO -- The bad news for the Hornets on Saturday night began with another slow start. Almost as familiar was the second-half rally, and again, the comeback effort was not enough for a victory. One night after a strange loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Hornets lost to the Sacramento Kings 94-91 at Arco Arena. The Hornets trailed at... Full story »

April 12, 2008, 9:47PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento Kings shot 61.1 percent in the first half of Saturday night's game against the Hornets, building a narrow 52-49 lead by halftime. Hornets forward David West had 18 points and five rebounds, while point guard Chris Paul had three points on 0-of-3 shooting and six assists. Full story »

April 12, 2008, 8:29PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets not playing Saturday, the Hornets have an opportunity to further distance themselves from their closest competition in the Western Conference. The Hornets are in first place, a half-game ahead of the Lakers and one game ahead of the Spurs and Rockets, entering Saturday night's game against... Full story »